John D. Rockefeller is known for founding Standard Oil, which ___________ the oil refining industry through horizontal integration--controlling most of the businesses in the oil industry.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: monopolized

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About ____________________ "border ruffians" from Missouri voted illegally in the spring of 1855 to elect a proslavery territorial legislature in Kansas

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Describe Powhatan's reactions to the arrival of the English in the Chesapeake. Why did Powhatan allow the settlement at Jamestown to survive?

What will be an ideal response?

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What was the first major action Roosevelt took after he was inaugurated?

a) He called the first meeting of the "Brain Trust" b) He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court c) He closed all of the nations banks and ordered inspections d) He established the Civil Works Administration to provide job relief

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A new round of Western territorial demands in China was sparked by the successful 1897 German acquisition of much of the

A. island of Sri Lanka. B. Shandong Peninsula. C. Liaodong Peninsula. D. Korean Peninsula. E. Weihaiwei Peninsula.

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